Champ Car World Series stars Justin Wilson and Graham Rahal have landed
rides with Michael Shank Racing for next month's Rolex 24 Hours at
Daytona, the opening round of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
season. The two open-wheel drivers will...

It's that time of year again - football is in full swing both
professionally and in college, sweltering summer temps are subsiding to
cooler fall weather, and American open-wheel racing has seen their two
competing series, the IRL IndyCar Series...

Andretti Green Racing started its American Le Mans Series program on top
with a win in the Twelve Hours of Sebring. The driving trio of Bryan Herta,
Dario Franchitti and Tony Kanaan outlasted the Penske Racing Porsche RS
Spyders to give Acura...

Helio Castroneves recorded the best lap around the 2.07-mile raceway on
Belle Isle while practicing for Sunday's Detroit Indy Grand Prix. After
setting the second fastest time in the morning session, Castroneves
trimmed over half a second (0.5526)...

It will be a swansong at Road America for three-time defending series
champion Sebastien Bourdais, having earlier
today confirmed his switch to
Formula One for the following season. Today he continued to show his
authority by registering the ...

At a new venue for Champ Car, there was a corresponding new winner in
Dutchman Robert Doornbos. The Formula 1 veteran and Champ Car rookie has
been close on a number of occasions this year, scoring four prior podium
finishes from five starts, but...

Will Power pulled a rabbit out of his hat on his final lap, posting the
fastest time in today's second round of qualifying in Mont-Tremblant. With
a mix of wet-dry conditions, today's times were basically a wash. The rain
ensured Tristan...

Given the French ran 1-2-3 in the morning's practice session, you might
have expected one to be on provisional pole. And one is, but it is the PKV
Racing entry piloted by Tristan Gommendy and not three-time defending
series champion Sebastien ...

After losing a front wing in a first lap incident, rookie Robert
Doornbos scored the second victory in his Champ Car World Series career
with a tactical win on the streets of San Jose.
Robert Doornbos celebrates.
Photo by Tom ...

Dario Franchitti is the second Scotsman to win the Indianapolis 500. The
first was, of course, Jim Clark, in 1965. Clark and fellow Scotsman
Jackie Stewart have been an inspiration to Franchitti during his career.
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Dario...

Without Bob Huey "A New Track Record" Would Have Never Been Possible at
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Bob Huey never raced a car at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but
without him, there would have never been, "A new track record!" Anyone ...

2003 Champ Car champion Paul Tracy is out of the Grand Prix of Long
Beach, the Canadian crashed hard during the morning Champ Car World
Series practice on the 1.968-mile temporary street circuit.
Paul Tracy crashes.
Photo by Bob ...

Driving the new Panoz DB01 chassis in the Champ Car World Series Powered
by Cosworth, Will Power won from the pole to claim top honors in the
inaugural Vegas Grand Prix on the downtown streets.
Will Power.
Photo by Kurt ...

Team Australia's Will Power bested a field of seventeen drivers to claim
pole position for the inaugural Vegas Grand Prix in the Champ Car World
Series Powered by Cosworth. His time of 1:17.629 (113.154 mph) establishes
a new track record as the...

The first four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, Anthony Joseph Foyt
Jr., recently stopped by the Texas Motor Speedway to reflect on his 50
years in open-wheel racing and his future vision for A.J. Foyt Enterprises.
A.J. Foyt ...

A blue-sky Daytona day and the bittersweet smell of warm corn syrup
welcomed the Indy Racing League as nine teams and seventeen drivers took
to the Daytona International Speedway roadcourse for the first official
testing of the 2007 IndyCar Series...

Toro Rosso announced on December 11th that Champ Car's Sebastien
Bourdais will drive for the team during the upcoming test session at
Jerez this week. The Italian squad is scheduled to be at the Spanish track for
three days, starting on Wednesday...